Tongues Untied
1990 · 55 min
Documentary
★ 6.6not streaming
Trailer
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting his poetry, Riggs telling the story of his growing up, scenes of men in social intercourse and dance, and various comic riffs, including a visit to the "Institute of Snap!thology," where men take lessons in how to snap their fingers: the sling snap, the point snap, the diva snap.
Crew
- Director Marlon Riggs
- Writer Joseph Beam
- Writer Reginald Jackson
- Writer Steve Langley
- Writer Donald Woods
- Writer Chris Harris
- Writer Alan Miller
- Writer Essex Hemphill
Cast
Crew
- Director — Marlon Riggs
- Writer — Joseph Beam
- Writer — Reginald Jackson
- Writer — Steve Langley
- Writer — Donald Woods
- Writer — Chris Harris
- Writer — Alan Miller
- Writer — Essex Hemphill
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